Obituary of Diana Marie (Smith) Paetzell

Diana Marie (Smith) Paetzell, 60, of Dayville, CT, a beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014, in Putnam, CT. She was the daughter of Elaine Mae (Crain) Repsher and the late William Robert Smith. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Alan Earl Paetzell, to whom she was married on September 30, 1989 in Easton, Pennsylvania, and was sealed in the Washington, D.C. temple on April 23, 1999. She was born in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania where she grew up and graduated from Pen Argyl Area High School in 1971. She earned her Associate's Degree in Applied Science from Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital in 1975. She worked at St. Luke's Hospital from 1974 to 1988 and was an Adjunct Professor at Northampton County Area Community College from 1984 to 1988. She relocated to Connecticut where she was employed at Day Kimball Hospital as an Ultrasound Sonographer starting in 2000. She was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ashford, CT. Diana loved her pets Bella, Alex and Duncan. She also loved reading, crafts and gardening. She is survived by her daughter, Aliana Jessica Paetzell, of Dayville, CT; her mother, Elaine Mae (Crain) Repsher, of Putnam, CT; a brother, Charles Curtis Repsher and sister-in-law, Heidi Marie Repsher of Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and niece and nephew, Sara Noelle Repsher and Mark Turner Repsher. Her family will receive friends for calling hours on Thursday, June 19, 2014, from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 525 Ashford Center Road (Route 44), Ashford, CT. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 20, 2014 at 10 a.m. at the Church. Memorial donations in her memory may be made to Aliana Paetzel through the Day Kimball Credit Union. Aliana will graduate from HH Ellis Technical High School with the class of 2014 on June 18, 2014. Aliana Paetzell Educational Account at Northeastern CT Healthcare Credit Union, Inc., Day Kimball Hospital, 320 Pomfret Street, Putnam CT, 06260.To share a memory with her family "Light a Candle" at www.smithandwalkerfh.com